Incentives for limiting volumes are now finally being discussed on a political level, too. In late February, French Minister of Agriculture Le Foll submitted a detailed model for reducing volumes through a voluntary restraint on supply, and elaborated three different options (including a binding reduction in volumes in the…
EU and Canada agreed on a new approach on investment in trade agreement. The current ISDS system will be replaced with a new dispute settlement mechanism.
Critics, however, say, that the rectifications don’t go far enough and that there’s a severe risk for consumers and agriculture.
EU agricultural policy cannot be used as a tool to pit European producers against each other any longer
Pope Francis supports milk producers in their struggle for a fair and sustainable agricultural system
Like their European counterparts, German producers are making heavy losses – the volume of milk must be cut back
EU policy ruining family dairy farms in Europe and in developing countries
A difficult and challenging year for farming has come to an end.
For me it is now abundantly clear that the ‘toolbox’ of policy instruments available to the Commission to support milk price in the post-quota era is woefully insufficient.
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Dutch dairy Friesland Campina pays dairy farmers a bonus for limiting milk supply
- Luxembourg: „Milk for Juncker“ - „Hogan go home“
Dairy farmers from our member organisation LDB have launched their „milk for Juncker“ campaign today, 18 December. The parcels with fresh milk for Juncker have been transported with tractors to the post office in Luxembourg City. Great event!
For a few days now, EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker has been receiving very special mail. To protest against the European Commission's destructive milk policy, dairy farmers from all over Europe have been sending fresh milk to his office. Among others, they blame him for not reacting to the European Milk Board…
